Understanding illicit drug markets, supply-reduction efforts, and drug-related crime in the European Union

Edited by Beau Kilmer, Stijn Hoorens

ResearchPublished Feb 16, 2010

The European Drugs Strategy concentrates on demand reduction and supply reduction through international cooperation and research, information and evaluation. However, efforts to provide insight in the different aspects of Europe’s illicit drug problems have largely focused on indicators developed to assess demand-side strategies. The development of measures capturing dimensions of the supply of different illicit substances is an emerging field in the EU. To advance these efforts, the European Commission DG Justice, Freedom and Security commissioned a study to recommend indicators for improving the understanding of illicit drug markets, supply reduction efforts, and drug-related crime in the EU. In this study we reviewed literature and RAND’s previous work in this area, and we gathered insights from European experts and policymakers.

Based on these insights and a conceptual framework for thinking about drug markets, we develop a number of immediate-term, near-term, and long-term recommendations. These recommendations will improve both Member States’ and the European Commission’s ability to monitor drug markets and drug-related crime as well as initiate analyses regarding the effectiveness of supply reduction strategies.

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  • Copyright: European Communities
  • Publisher: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web-Only
  • Year: 2010
  • Pages: 223
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/TR755
  • Document Number: TR-755-EC

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Kilmer, Beau and Stijn Hoorens, eds., Understanding illicit drug markets, supply-reduction efforts, and drug-related crime in the European Union. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2010. https://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR755.html.
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